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▪ I. metricize, v.1 rare.|ˈmɛtrɪsaɪz|
[f. metric a.1 + -ize.]
trans. To analyse the metre of.
1831T. L. Peacock Crotchet Castle vi, She who can construe and metricise a chorus shall..pass in by herself.
▪ II. metricize, v.2|ˈmɛtrɪsaɪz|
[f. metric a.2 + -ize.]
trans. To adapt to the metric system. Hence ˈmetricized ppl. a.
1873Brit. Q. Rev. LVII. 547 A graphic representation of the size of the different metricized measures as compared with the old ones is given in a chart at the end of the volume. |